Internal Medicine: Faculty Recruitment

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The Department of Internal Medicine offers a dynamic and diverse workplace where faculty make meaningful contributions to patient care, education and research.

Faculty Affairs

The Department of Internal Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs is committed to developing, supporting and mentoring our faculty’s academic careers. Our office, in collaboration with the U-M Medical School Office of Faculty Affairs, provides support and resources for numerous activities including faculty recruitment, appointments, reappointments, promotions and compensation.

Faculty Promotions

Our promotion and tenure process occurs on an annual cycle. The promotions committee advises the Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine on granting promotions and tenure to eligible faculty members. Specific criteria has been developed by the committee to assist faculty members in attaining their goal of promotion and tenure. As you can see below, our annual number of promotions reflects the high level of academic achievement of our faculty and the recognition they receive for it.

Career and Personal Development

The Medical School Office of Faculty Affairs offers a wide range of workshops, events and programs to assist faculty in achieving success in their teaching, research, and leadership career goals, in addition to their interpersonal development and health and well-being. View a full list of current workshops and events and programs.

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Opportunities for All to Thrive

Michigan Medicine is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a workforce that reflects our commitment to serving the people of Michigan and upholding the University’s standard of excellence. We welcome applications from all individuals who would bring new perspectives to the University’s research, teaching, and clinical missions.

The Department of Internal Medicine, like the University of Michigan as a whole, is firmly committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all. We will not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status. The University of Michigan is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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Department of Internal Medicine
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Susan Murphy, Sc.D., OTR, FAOTA, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and internal medicine, and research professor in the Institute of Gerontology, has been appointed faculty chair-elect for women’s careers in the Medical School. The chair-elect is one of several Medical School roles that focus on the advancement — and overall thriving — of women pursuing careers in academic medicine and science at Michigan Medicine. Murphy will become chair-elect in January 2027, serve as faculty chair in 2028-29, and after her term is complete, she will serve in an advisory role as post-chair in 2030-31.
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